Package org.springframework.core.task

Interface TaskExecutor

All Superinterfaces:
Executor
All Known Subinterfaces:
AsyncListenableTaskExecutor, AsyncTaskExecutor
All Known Implementing Classes:
SimpleAsyncTaskExecutor, SyncTaskExecutor, TaskExecutorAdapter, VirtualThreadTaskExecutor
Functional Interface:
This is a functional interface and can therefore be used as the assignment target for a lambda expression or method reference.
@FunctionalInterface public interface TaskExecutor extends Executor
Simple task executor interface that abstracts the execution of a Runnable.

Implementations can use all sorts of different execution strategies, such as: synchronous, asynchronous, using a thread pool, and more.

Equivalent to Java's Executor interface, so that clients may declare a dependency on an Executor and receive any TaskExecutor implementation. This interface remains separate from the standard Executor interface primarily for backwards compatibility with older APIs that depend on the TaskExecutor interface.

Since:
2.0
Author:
Juergen Hoeller
See Also:

  • Method Summary

    Modifier and Type
    Method
    Description
    void
    execute(Runnable task)
    Execute the given task.

  • Method Details

    • execute

      void execute(Runnable task)
      Execute the given task.

      The call might return immediately if the implementation uses an asynchronous execution strategy, or might block in the case of synchronous execution.

      Specified by:
      execute in interface Executor
      Parameters:
      task - the Runnable to execute (never null)
      Throws:
      TaskRejectedException - if the given task was not accepted